When will my zinnia start to bloom?
I bought these zinnia seeds from Burpee a couple of months ago and started sowing them outdoors since I am located in the Philippines. They're in my garden now and are 2 ft in height but no flowers, I can see that they're healthy because of the wide leaves and fat stem. They get enough sun everyday. Something wrong with them? When will they start to bloom??
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My zinnas have been blooming for a few weeks now. I bet you are getting close. As with most any plant don't give too much nitrogen as that can stimulate vegetative growth at the expense of flowering. Zinnas can be a little slow to bloom. Our temperatures were up into the 90's (30 celcius) before the plants started flowering this year.
How old are your zinnias? I'm excited about mine, I have a scarlet red and a rare chartreuse color. The red one is said to be hybrid but I'm not sure, the packet says it's a 5" fully double flower and the other one is 3" double chartreuse flower. What colors do you have?hendi_alex wrote:My zinnas have been blooming for a few weeks now. I bet you are getting close. As with most any plant don't give too much nitrogen as that can stimulate vegetative growth at the expense of flowering. Zinnas can be a little slow to bloom. Our temperatures were up into the 90's (30 celcius) before the plants started flowering this year.
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My zinnas are part of a very wild annual garden. Several years ago I planted quite a few zinnia seeds but for the past couple of years the plants result from self seeding.
Here are a couple of photos from last year. Like I say, it is a very wild, naturalized area, so is nothing like a planned or formal garden.
[img]https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4860965739_420a66bc86_o.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4861586880_9333d72e57_o.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4860966039_a449c24ac4_o.jpg[/img]
The largest orange flowers are fiesta del sol or Mexican sunflower. The zinna's are mostly about a meter tall with bright pink being the dominant color but also many reds, creams, and yellows.
Here are a couple of photos from last year. Like I say, it is a very wild, naturalized area, so is nothing like a planned or formal garden.
[img]https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4860965739_420a66bc86_o.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4861586880_9333d72e57_o.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4860966039_a449c24ac4_o.jpg[/img]
The largest orange flowers are fiesta del sol or Mexican sunflower. The zinna's are mostly about a meter tall with bright pink being the dominant color but also many reds, creams, and yellows.
Nice garden, I actually like those type of gardens, feels like you're in the wild and your close to nature.. I love that black eyed susan you have, I wish I can grow that here but I think it will not survive. We also have that orange flower you have in your garden.hendi_alex wrote:My zinnas are part of a very wild annual garden. Several years ago I planted quite a few zinnia seeds but for the past couple of years the plants result from self seeding.
Here are a couple of photos from last year. Like I say, it is a very wild, naturalized area, so is nothing like a planned or formal garden.
[img]https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4860965739_420a66bc86_o.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4861586880_9333d72e57_o.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4860966039_a449c24ac4_o.jpg[/img]
The largest orange flowers are fiesta del sol or Mexican sunflower. The zinna's are mostly about a meter tall with bright pink being the dominant color but also many reds, creams, and yellows.